The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-20
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SHELTON L. nEeEWs LITTLE TRIP
Said 10 Have Been Dodging the Kanawhn
1 0Aand Jury and Spending Mr.. Camden's g
Good Money. .- Kilograms About
= Chsoks and That Sort OF Thing.

The New York World Of Monday prints
under a Parkersburg date, q two. column
dispatch on the relations Of Shelton R
Roger, Of Barbour county, to Mr.. Cam
den's senatorial campaign OF last winter
refers to Rogers testimony before The
Bribery Investigating Committee in which
he said he was to buy three Republican
votes for Mr.. Camden, and then takea ur
certain wanderinga Of Mr.. Regor said to
be with intent to keep out Of the reach o.
the Grand Jury Of Kanawha county
The correspondent then goes on to tell the
story: 4. 5 a {
X On the evening Of Juno IA there ap'
peared at Marietta, Ohio, a tall, elender
dark.complexioned stranger, who regis
tered at the St. James Hotel as s, l.
Roger, Of Weat Virginia. He remained q,
the hotel for some time. Outside OF the
hotel he introduced himself as "FrsuE
Wilson" By this name be became pretty
we'll known IN the barrooms Of the town
where he spent money freely. He seemed
to be In no doubt as to where and how he
could get more money whom his anpply
failed. While In Marietta he received q
letter from Senator Camden, In reply to
one written by htmGelt. The Senator'e
letter was brief, but satisfactory for tue
present. It was about as follows: 5
&. pARKERsnuaa. W. Va, June 90.
Shelton L. Rtager, Aartetta,. o.: n
DEAR SIN: Inclosed find the article de.
sired. n Yonra, J. N. CAMDEN. )
q I say !"sbout as follows" becauss 1t IL
not plain whether the word article or one
Of similar meaning was used. The lette,
was undoubtedly in the handwriting Of
Senator Camden. When Roger settled
with the landlord Of the 81. James Hotel
James B. Haieht, the latter cashed q
check made by Senator Camden, payable
to Shelton L. Roger, or order, for $50
George Burnett, q business man OF Pitts
hurgh, Pa, whose acquaintance Ksgsr
had made, saw the check cashed and re.
marked: i,E:; =. ~.
"Why, Roger, they mus! DO going back
on you. That's the smalleat one Of the
lot from that party"
It waa underwood that Burnett had
himaelt cashed for Roger severs! checks
from the sane source, and through the
indiscretion Of Rsger 1t became pretty gen.
orally understood that Roger wgs spend
ing Senator Camden's money.
REaER AFRAID OF THE GRAND JURY.
From Marietta Reyer came to !Parkerc.
burg. While hers heagain b.c.ne alarmed
at the prospect Of being tnken before the
Grand Jury OF KaraTha county, aud he
bought t;cke. Tor Athens. o In A shens
he registered st tina Warner house as
"Ftank Wi's,n." Before he had been
there two days ho YVES recogn'z I'd by John
P. Thompson, 5 former resident o! Bar.
bour county, end ha took Mr. Thonpacn
aside and explained that peculiar circum.
stances neceEsitsted that In hts travels be
should 70 under An gsBu med mans. Blu.
the explanation did not pnt R,gsr at bis
ease, and at the end of'tSu days he went
to Cincinnati, where he Registered al the
Burnet hopss % s Frank q jlson,' As ar
ILLUSTRATION Of his loost "? II guarding g
secret, II c 10 b, sliosa ;.hst uE'les the
came date no rftitsrea as 8 L., Roger, o
West Virginia, u! o hotel III Uoving.on
Ky. On the I'D or q the io.lo wing tel.
egram was cent from Cincinnati:
To J. NJ Cdmder. Parsxrsauru, W. Ia: MI
s Leave for Kentucky tonight. W. F.
J.